Was SLIPKNOT's New Song 'The Negative One' Written About Former Drummer JOEY JORDISON?

SLIPKNOT has posted the lyrics for "The Negative One", the first new song released by the band in six years. The track is taken from the group's upcoming fifth album, which is due out in October. The disc follows up 2008's "All Hope Is Gone" and is the band's first without founding bassist Paul Gray, who died in 2010, and drummer Joey Jordison, who was let go late last year.

With lyrics like "The Lord Of Lies / You Had To Be Set Free / Opposing Sides / Your Choices Are The Negative One And Me." it is speculated that "The Negative One" was written about Jordison, who was assigned "1" as his numbered alias shortly after the band's formation.

"The Negative One" lyrics:

Fire And CaffeineA Lot Of NicotineI'm Going To Burn So I Better Tell You EverythingThe CompetitionThe SuperstitionNever Mind 'Cause You're Never Going To Give InIt's A Crisis, Just How You Like ItThe Same Drama In A Different DisguiseI'm Bound To Walk With A Target On My BackAt Least I'm Ready For Another Attack

The Lord Of LiesThe Morning StarYou Had To Be Set FreeOpposing SidesYour Choices AreThe Negative One And Me

SvengaliWhy Are We The Enemies?I Never Follow And I Never Make ApologiesYour Dementias Are Gonna GetchaBecause Your Walls Can't Support Each OtherSettle For The CynicalYou're So Political You're Getting Ready 'Cause The First Move Is CriticalReciprocitySomebody's ListeningWhat Did We Learn From Our Time In Captivity?

The Lord Of LiesThe Morning StarYou Had To Be Set FreeOpposing SidesYour Choices AreThe Negative One And MeThe Negative One And Me

I Hope You LiveTo See The DayWhen Your World Goes Up In FlamesAnd As You DieYou See My FaceYou're The Only One To Blame

No AccountabilityDivisibilityI Point A Finger But It's Always Looking Back At MeThe Centipede's Pulling On The MechanismUnearthing Scars Of The CataclysmWhen The InnocentBegin To CircumventThe Color Fades But The Picture Is VibrantWhat Do You Believe? Does It Matter Now? Turn Away The Killer Is Disavowed

The Lord Of LiesThe Morning StarYou Had To Be Set FreeOpposing SidesYour Choices AreThe Negative One And MeThe Negative One And Me

I Hope You LiveTo See The DayWhen Your World Goes Up In FlamesAnd As You DieYou See My FaceYou're The Only One To Blame

The Lord Of LiesThe Morning StarYou Had To Be Set FreeOpposing SidesYour Choices AreThe Negative OneThe Negative OneThe Negative OneThe Negative One And Me [End of lyrics]

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor told The Pulse Of Radio that fans will have to wait a bit longer for things like the new drummer's identity and the record's title. "We're keeping a lot of that under wraps, out of fairness, because we want the music to speak for itself," he said. "We don't want people listening to our music and making up their minds about something before they even know what the music is. So trust me, you know, when the time is right, we will give you the answers that you need, and that's the way it is."

Reports have suggested that SLIPKNOT has recruited drummer Jay Weinberg to play on the new album and tour. Weinberg is the son of Max Weinberg, longtime Bruce Springsteen and the E STREET BAND drummer.

SLIPKNOT announced in December 2013 that it had parted ways with Jordison. The band has not disclosed the reasons for Jordison's exit, although the drummer issued a statement in January saying that he did not quit the group.

The video for "The Negative One", which can be seen below, was directed by SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan, who has directed most of the band's music videos and concert documentaries.

Taylor told the BBC that "The Negative One" is not the official first single from the album, explaining, "That was just a gift for the fans, like we wanted them to hear a piece of the album. The single [titled 'The Devil In I'] comes out in a few weeks and it's completely different. It's more melodic, but it's dark, it's powerful man, its something different, people are going to lose their minds when they hear that."

The singer told The Pulse Of Radio that Gray's death forced the band's remaining members pulled closer together in the studio. "It was almost like getting to know each other again," he said. "We were all kind of grieving in our own way and dealing with things in our own way, and knowing that we had to be healthy to go in, we had to be creative to go in, and knowing that we were gonna have to fill this huge void, we just kind of took it upon ourselves to make up for that emptiness by being a little bit of Paul. Like we were all a little bit of Paul in our own way."

The second edition of SLIPKNOT's Knotfest event will take place on October 24-26 in San Bernardino, California. More than two dozen other acts will join the headliners, including FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, VOLBEAT, OF MICE & MEN, IN THIS MOMENT, HELLYEAH and ATREYU.

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